"Good human qualities… honesty, sincerity, a good heart, cannot be bought with money, nor can they be produced by machines, but only by the mind itself. We call this the inner light, or God’s blessing, or human quality.
This is the essence of mankind."
~ His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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QUICK LINKS TO TAKE ACTION
- SPRING FLING PARTY!: Join us to celebrate Spring
- HELP DHARMA THRIVE: Participate in the Count Me In! campaign
- KC OPERATION 16G SPRING CAMPOUT: Register here!
- TAKE STEPS TO PURIFY: Circumambulate our Stupa
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MONDAY, APR 23
WEDNESDAY, APR 25
THURSDAY, APR 26
FRIDAY, APR 27
SATURDAY, APR 28
SUNDAY, APR 29
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2018 STUPA CIRCUMAMBULATION COUNT:
9,308
Please enter your count at the Stupa
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Creating merit is an essential part of Buddhist practice. When we build up stores of merit, it removes obstacles in our spiritual lives. Making merit is also great purification! In these sessions, Geshe Sangpo will briefly explain the purpose and benefits of the practices and teach us how to do them, and then we will all do the practice together, benefiting all participants.
– Apr 26: Mandalas
– May 10: Prostrations
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
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– UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS –
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This day marks Shakyamuni Buddha's birth, enlightenment and parinirvana (passing from this life). Our schedule at Kadampa Center includes:
- 3:00p, Animal Blessing and Liberation
- 7:00p, Medicine Buddha Puja
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Join us on this mini retreat for a day of reflection on why guru devotion is the root of the path to enlightenment. The retreat is appropriate for any level practitioner, including those for whom relating to a spiritual teacher seems like a distant aspiration.
- WHAT: Lamrim Meditations – Mini retreat
- WHEN: Sat, Apr 28, 9:00-3:00p
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
- REGISTRATION: Open, click here
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The Discovering Buddhism two-year series continues with the Wisdom of Emptiness, a six-class module. The realization of emptiness is crucial for the attainment of liberation and enlightenment. Learn to develop calm abiding and different methods of meditation on emptiness. The module is led by Hemant Pandya.
- WHAT: Discovering Buddhism: Wisdom of Emptiness
- WHEN: Mondays, May 7-Jun 21, 7:00-8:00p (no class May 28)
- WHERE: Kadampa Center Gompa
- REGISTRATION: None required
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WELCOME FAMILIES – JOIN US!
Sunday morning classes begin at 10:30
DELIGHT: To rejoice in the good fortune of others
"Delight has the potential to:
- lift our spirits, and bring us ease and joy in almost any situation
- undermine any tendancy to feel envy and jealousy, and the discomfort and pain that they bring
- lesson self-centredness and depression, through shifting the focus from ourselves to others"
Ready to be a Family Program volunteer? Sign up
here!
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The
16 Guidelines
are an initiative of The Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom (FDCW), an international non-profit organization.
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UPCOMING FAMILY PROGRAM HAPPENINGS!
Mark your calendars for these exciting Family Program events!
- Kadampa Operation 16G Spring Kickoff Campout, Memorial Day Weekend, May 26-27 LEARN MORE
- 5th Annual Family Dharma Camp, Aug 26-27
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LOVE NOTES PROJECT
Write a note with a simple expression of hope and love to brighten someone's day. We are pleased to work with Meals on Wheels to deliver
Love Notes with daily meals. Send your message of Love and Hope to hungry hearts.
Pick-up/drop-off at Kadampa Center.
This project will be coming to and end soon, so get your cards now!
10 cards
10 minutes
10 hearts touched
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A SHORT PRACTICE ON FOUR-ARMED CHENREZIG
This practice develops our ability to have the open heart of bodhichitta through meditation on Chenrezig. The mantra of Chenrezig is the most widely recited mantra in Tibetan Buddhism and has great power for developing a good heart.
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CAROLINA MORNING CUSHIONS
These "Seats from the South" are made in North Carolina and are designed to help align the spine by raising the hips above the knees, develop core strength, flexibility and balance, and provide a wide, stable seat. They are available in a variety of sizes, and range in price from $49 to $69.
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BOOKSTORE HOURS
Office hours and before/after teachings
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SPRING FLING PARTY
Join us for our Spring party to celebrate lovely weather and good times together. Bring a favorite food item to share.
Are you a musician? We are looking for folks to bring their instruments and play music at the event. Interested? Email
here
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- WHAT: Spring Fling Party – bring a favorite food item to share
- WHEN: Sat, Apr 28, 5:00p until dark
- WHERE: Kadampa Center grounds and around the stupa
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Lend a hand...
Help Dharma thrive – with your help we can accomplish so much more this year.
OPEN POSITIONS INCLUDE:
- Front Desk Greeter
- Painters, Interior
- Shed clean out!
- Membership Coordinator
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If you see Dorothy Robson, Vivian Magarino-Gomez, or Adriana Ortegon, please thank them for happily offering their time, attention, and patience to All for the last several months. Their dedicated service has provided adults time and space to receive teachings without distraction, and children a safe and happy learning space to grow together in the dharma. Thank you Dorothy, Vivian and Adriana!
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Found a moving story in a book today about the Salwen family and the tenacity of Hannah, their 14-year-old daughter. Waiting at a red light with her dad, Hannah saw a homeless man on the left and a Merdedes driver on the right. It occurred to her that if the owner of the Mercedes sold his car for a more modestly priced one, the man on the left could have a meal. What the Salwen family did is shocking and inspiring...
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The gross and subtle levels of the transience of phenomena. The moment things and events come into existence, their disintegration has already begun.
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KADAMPA CENTER HOURS
Tue-Fri: 10:00a-5:30p
(call ahead to check)
Silent Meditation: During open hours
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TUNE-IN TO TEACHINGS
Tune to 90.3 FM when listening to teachings live in the Gompa
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Sincerely,
Kadampa Center
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Kadampa Center is an affiliate of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) in the lineage of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
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